What Is the Future of US Nuclear Power Industry?

As Americas nuclear power industry continues to suffer major economic difficulties, some are questioning whether it can - or should - survive. The latest setback came July 31, when state power companies in South Carolina halted construction of two re

VOA慢速英语--Nuclear Energy's Slow Return Hurts Japan's Power Producers

A new study shows that the Japanese nuclear industry is unlikely to reach a government target of providing at least 20 percent of the countrys energy by 2030. The study was prepared for the Reuters news agency. In Japan, eight nuclear power centers a

The New Age of Nuclear Power

The New Age of Nuclear Power By Spencer Reiss / Originally published in Wired . Get ready for the mass-produce, meltdown -proof future of nuclear energy 1 A team of Chinese scientists advising the Bei

2018年CRI Installation completed for pressure vessel of Hualong One nuclear power unit

The pressure vessel of the No. 5 reactor at the Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant in Fujian has been installed. The facility is using Chinese designed-and-built third-generation Hualong One reactor technology. The nuclear power unit is scheduled to be put i

Fire breaks out at Texas nuclear power plant

HOUSTON, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Fire broke out at a nuclear power plant Tuesday in the U.S. state of Texas, forcing one of two units to be shut down, U.S. media reported. No injuries were reported in the fire, which erupted in the Unit 2 main transformer

China expands its oldest nuclear power plant with new unit

BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Qinshan nuclear power plant, China's first, has finished an expansion project with a new generator unit in operation, said China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) on Sunday. The pressurized water reactor power-generatin

VOA标准英语2014--AS IT IS 2014-04-14 African Countries Want to Add Nuclear Power Centers

AS IT IS 2014-04-14 African Countries Want to Add Nuclear Power Centers Hello, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English! Im Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today, we report on plans to satisfy the growing need for electricity in Africa by

VOA慢速英语2014 肯尼亚推进核能计划 AS IT IS 2014-04-17 Kenya Moves Forward with Nuclear Power Plans

AS IT IS 2014-04-17 Kenya Moves Forward with Nuclear Power Plans 肯尼亚推进核能计划 Hello. Lets do it again. Im Jim Tedder in Washington with the program that helps you learn and improve your American English. At the same time, we give you i

VOA标准英语2010年-Thailand Looks at Nuclear Power as Par

Like many developing countries, Thailand is looking for ways to ease its reliance on costly imported oil and gas. A new government plan includes nuclear power, bio-fuels and solar energy among potential energy sources for the country. Thailand's goal

VOA标准英语2011--Thousands Protest Nuclear Power in Japan

Thousands Protest Nuclear Power in Japan Thousands of Japanese took to the streets of Tokyo to protest the country's nuclear-power plants. The rally occured as engineers continue to work on bringing the Fukushima Daiichi plant under control, after it

VOA标准英语--Turkey Presses Ahead With Nuclear Power Plan

The tide may have turned against nuclear power elsewhere, following the Fukushima Daiichi disaster in Japan, but Turkey is moving forward with its plans to build its first nuclear power plant. On Istanbul's main high street, thousands of people prote

Russian Support for Nuclear Power Weakens as Chernobyl Anniv

Japan's nuclear accident comes as Russia prepares for the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear explosion. This combination may weaken support for nuclear energy in Russia, long a major nuclear advocate. A Soviet official hysterically bellowing t

VOA标准英语2011--Nuclear Power Project Sparks Opposition

In Belarus, the nation that most suffered from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, officials recently signed a deal for their first nuclear power plant from Russia. Despite the authoritarian government in Minsk, popular protest is bubbling. After an expl

VOA标准英语2014--Kenya Pursuing Nuclear Power Despite the Risks

Kenya Pursuing Nuclear Power Despite the Risks NAIROBI Kenya is forging ahead with plans to build a nuclear power plant by 2025 as part of an ambitious development agenda. However, the project is not without its doubters, who wonder whether nuclear p

英闻天下——61 Shandong to Build Nuclear Power Plant with Safety Concerns

The coastal city of Weihai in East China's Shandong Province has started building a nuclear plant to address a shortage of power in the region. Power production in Shandong has been largely based on coal-burning, which pollutes the environment but do

France to Invest $1.4 Billion in Nuclear Power

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says France plans to invest $1.4 billion for the development of nuclear power plants. The announcement comes amid French concerns about the safety of nuclear energy following the disaster at Japan's power plant in Fuk

2007年VOA标准英语-France Relies on Nuclear Power as Answer to Ene

By Sonja Pace Civaux, France 16 May 2007 Rising oil prices, the volatility of supplies, and need for alternative energy sources that will not add to climate change and global warming - these are issues increasingly in the public limelight, hotly deb

China to "safely and effectively" develop nuclear power

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Premier Wen Jiabao said in his report to the top legislature on Monday that China will safely and effectively develop nuclear power, marking the first time the issue has been addressed in a government work report. In his

China announces nuclear fuel breakthrough

BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough(重大突破) in spent fuel reprocessing technology that could potentially（潜在的） solve China's uranium supply problem, Chinese television reported on Monday. The tech

Iran unlikely to stop nuclear fuel enrichment

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Iran said on Sunday it will not stop its nuclear fuel enrichment（丰富,改进） activities although Russia would provide it with the nuclear fuel needed to run its Bushehr nuclear power plant. Head of Iran's Majlis ( P